Main Entry: os·si·fi·ca·tion

Pronunciation: \ˌä-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1697

1 a : the natural process of bone formation b : the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance
2 : a mass or particle of ossified tissue
3 : a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile, or unimaginative condition